Cubs in first Chicago game of season--St. Louis vs. Cubs – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Cubs in first Chicago game of season--St. Louis vs. Cubs in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Cubs in first Chicago game of season--St. Louis vs. Cubs
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The setting is the Cubs' home opener-style matchup on Chicago's North Side, with the St. Louis club visiting for the first game of the season in the city. Gabby Hartnett, the Cubs' catcher and one of the team's best-known players of the period, appears among the subjects, alongside Frank Frisch, the Fordham Flash, a Hall of Fame second baseman whose hustle and aggressive base running made him a fan favorite. Photographs from the early 1930s like this one are useful for seeing how ballpark crowds, uniforms and equipment looked before the modern game took shape. The date of April 22, 1930, places the picture at the start of a season that would become a memorable one for both clubs.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1930 April 22. |
| Subjects | Frisch, Frank. Hartnett, Gabby,--1900-1972. Baseball--Illinois--Chicago--1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,035 × 4,931 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | tif18595_CubsinfirstChicagogameofseason |
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